E - Iccat

Fleet
Instrument*,** Date of Commission decision
B S U Identify Initial Lift
sanction sanction
Initial concerns
-Trade data showed 800 t
bigeye in 2001
-Vessels on 2001 IUU list
Cambodia sBET 1999 U 2000 U -Record of export in
Convention area; catch not
reported
-Vessels on IUU list
-No response to 1999 letter
Costa Rica x -EC swordfish import data;
ocean unclear (2002)
Denmark
(Faeroes)
x -Trade data indicated
increasing trend in fishing
for bluefin both in EEZ
and on high seas (E&W)
-Faeroes have reported
catches since 1998
Georgia iBET 2002 U -225t bigeye catches in
2002; catch not reported
-Vessels on IUU list
Grenada m -Multi-species fishery
catches swordfish, not
reported
-Fishery showed increasing
trend
Guinea Bissau x -In 1998, noted trade data
for Mediterranean bluefin
for first time; catch not
reported
Indonesia
iBET
iSWO
2001 U
2002 U
-No response to 2000 letter
-Export data shows
harvests of bigeye; no
catches reported
-Vessels on IUU list
Recent information
(2002 and previous)
-IUU vessels on list
-transshipment activities in
EC port
-2001 import data shows
harvests of bigeye
-Vessels still on IUU list
-Attend ICCAT meetings
as Observer
-No catches of bluefin in
2002
-Expressed intention to
limit swordfish catches
-Limited information in
2002 does not warrant
action
-In 1999, exports halted
and no further action
-No evidence of fishing in
2001 or 2002, will monitor
activities
-Attended the 2002 ICCAT
meeting as an Observer
-Reported on efforts on
fleet control
-Efforts in early stages and
more progress is needed
2002 action
Continue BET sanctions
-Letter seeking
clarification on origin of
catches
-Notify of ICCAT’s Action
Plan process
-Urge to cooperate
-No action warranted
-Identify (UU for BET)
-Monitor, as appropriate
(SWO)
No action warranted
-Maintain first identification
status under UU for
BET
-Identify under UU for
SWO
-Seek information on
disposition of de-registered